Pou 2-1 (4-05) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 29, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Poultry Slaughter call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 3 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during March 2005 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.53 billion pounds, up 3 percent from the amount certified in March 2004. Updated totals for February 2005 show that 3.08 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during March 2005 was 4.75 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 4.64 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 4.08 billion pounds, up 3 percent from March 2004, and mature chickens at 73.4 million pounds, were up 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 581 million pounds, down 3 percent, and ducks totaled 16.2 million pounds, up 9 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during March 2005 averaged 5.23 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from March 2004. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.47 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during March 2005 averaged 28.9 pounds per bird, up 6 percent from March 2004. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 2005 totaled 20.3 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.43 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.38 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 55.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.30 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.34 percent a year earlier. March 2005 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as March 2004. . Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2005 . . . . . . . . . . 4 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2005 . . . . . . . . .10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2005. . . . . .11 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2005 . .12 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2005. . . .14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2005. . .16 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, February 2005. . . . . . . . .17 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, March 2005 . . . . . . . . . .17 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 765,029 673,242 780,560 102 116 Mature : 12,187 10,807 13,420 110 124 Light : 6,148 5,489 7,296 119 133 Heavy : 6,039 5,318 6,124 101 115 Total : 777,216 684,049 793,980 102 116 : Turkeys : Young : 21,779 17,366 19,912 91 115 Old : 229 147 190 83 129 Total : 22,008 17,513 20,102 91 115 : Ducks : 2,237 2,019 2,400 107 119 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,956,059 3,567,316 4,081,429 103 114 Mature : 68,152 60,720 73,401 108 121 Light : 20,621 18,077 24,234 118 134 Heavy : 47,531 42,643 49,167 103 115 Total : 4,024,211 3,628,036 4,154,830 103 115 : Turkeys : Young : 590,951 504,605 575,449 97 114 Old : 6,103 3,824 5,290 87 138 Total : 597,054 508,429 580,739 97 114 : Ducks : 14,912 13,621 16,192 109 119 Other Poultry : 369 380 391 106 103 : Total Poultry : 4,636,546 4,150,466 4,752,152 102 114 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.17 5.30 5.23 101 99 Mature : 5.59 5.62 5.47 98 97 Light : 3.35 3.29 3.32 99 101 Heavy : 7.87 8.02 8.03 102 100 Total : 5.18 5.30 5.23 101 99 : Turkeys : Young : 27.14 29.06 28.90 106 99 Old : 26.71 26.06 27.88 104 107 Total : 27.13 29.03 28.89 106 100 : Ducks : 6.67 6.75 6.75 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 2,042,277 2,132,363 2,165,541 106 102 Mature : 39,147 33,267 35,314 90 106 Light : 22,003 17,235 18,618 85 108 Heavy : 17,144 16,032 16,696 97 104 Total : 2,081,424 2,165,630 2,200,855 106 102 : Turkeys : Young : 62,828 60,060 56,691 90 94 Old : 686 543 539 79 99 Total : 63,514 60,603 57,230 90 94 : Ducks : 6,090 6,330 6,714 110 106 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 10,555,414 11,126,955 11,449,060 108 103 Mature : 208,539 185,377 196,302 94 106 Light : 74,286 57,942 61,361 83 106 Heavy : 134,253 127,435 134,941 101 106 Total : 10,763,953 11,312,332 11,645,362 108 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,732,898 1,651,906 1,638,992 95 99 Old : 18,809 14,928 14,841 79 99 Total : 1,751,707 1,666,834 1,653,833 94 99 : Ducks : 40,047 42,570 45,334 113 106 Other Poultry : 2,443 833 1,255 51 151 : Total Poultry : 12,558,150 13,022,569 13,345,784 106 102 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.17 5.22 5.29 102 101 Mature : 5.33 5.57 5.56 104 100 Light : 3.38 3.36 3.30 98 98 Heavy : 7.83 7.95 8.08 103 102 Total : 5.17 5.22 5.29 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.58 27.50 29.02 105 106 Old : 27.40 27.49 27.54 101 100 Total : 27.58 27.50 29.01 105 105 : Ducks : 6.58 6.73 6.75 103 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Mar : Feb : Mar :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Mar : Feb : : : : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,672,684 2,414,158 2,746,760 103 114 Mature : 44,540 37,472 44,836 101 120 Light : 10,455 9,319 12,042 115 129 Heavy : 34,085 28,153 32,794 96 116 Total : 2,717,224 2,451,630 2,791,596 103 114 : Turkeys : Young : 260,567 228,882 267,509 103 117 Old : 3,616 2,526 3,417 94 135 Total : 264,183 231,408 270,926 103 117 : Ducks : 7,111 5,279 5,987 84 113 Other Poultry : 210 197 210 100 107 : Total Poultry : 2,988,728 2,688,514 3,068,719 103 114 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 230,492 222,618 262,252 114 118 Mature : 551 362 336 61 93 Light : 64 2 Heavy : 487 360 336 69 93 Total : 231,043 222,980 262,588 114 118 : Turkeys : Young : 205,983 167,446 187,780 91 112 Old : 688 349 591 86 169 Total : 206,671 167,795 188,371 91 112 : Ducks : 4,502 4,635 5,604 124 121 Other Poultry : 25 35 32 128 91 : Total Poultry : 442,241 395,445 456,595 103 115 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,903,176 2,636,776 3,009,012 104 114 Mature : 45,091 37,834 45,172 100 119 Light : 10,519 9,321 12,042 114 129 Heavy : 34,572 28,513 33,130 96 116 Total : 2,948,267 2,674,610 3,054,184 104 114 : Turkeys : Young : 466,550 396,328 455,289 98 115 Old : 4,304 2,875 4,008 93 139 Total : 470,854 399,203 459,297 98 115 : Ducks : 11,613 9,914 11,591 100 117 Other Poultry : 235 232 242 103 104 : Total Poultry : 3,430,969 3,083,959 3,525,314 103 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 7,040,457 7,484,948 7,733,049 110 103 Mature : 123,211 115,536 120,472 98 104 Light : 35,668 29,633 31,350 88 106 Heavy : 87,543 85,903 89,122 102 104 Total : 7,163,668 7,600,484 7,853,521 110 103 : Turkeys : Young : 719,562 713,247 749,192 104 105 Old : 12,069 9,472 10,007 83 106 Total : 731,631 722,719 759,199 104 105 : Ducks : 9,738 20,483 16,845 173 82 Other Poultry : 585 461 654 112 142 : Total Poultry : 7,905,622 8,344,147 8,630,219 109 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 746,012 709,578 719,922 97 101 Mature : 2,674 1,108 921 34 83 Light : 2,073 64 3 5 Heavy : 601 1,044 918 153 88 Total : 748,686 710,686 720,843 96 101 : Turkeys : Young : 646,349 584,566 541,410 84 93 Old : 1,682 1,563 1,172 70 75 Total : 648,031 586,129 542,582 84 93 : Ducks : 18,751 12,726 15,740 84 124 Other Poultry : 909 98 117 13 119 : Total Poultry : 1,416,377 1,309,639 1,279,282 90 98 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 7,786,469 8,194,526 8,452,971 109 103 Mature : 125,885 116,644 121,393 96 104 Light : 37,741 29,697 31,353 83 106 Heavy : 88,144 86,947 90,040 102 104 Total : 7,912,354 8,311,170 8,574,364 108 103 : Turkeys : Young : 1,365,911 1,297,813 1,290,602 94 99 Old : 13,751 11,035 11,179 81 101 Total : 1,379,662 1,308,848 1,301,781 94 99 : Ducks : 28,489 33,209 32,585 114 98 Other Poultry : 1,494 559 771 52 138 : Total Poultry : 9,321,999 9,653,786 9,909,501 106 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :14,120 19,466 17,641 125 91 45,333 55,448 122 Mature : 786 787 855 109 109 2,601 2,621 101 Light : 264 241 356 135 148 945 958 101 Heavy : 522 546 499 96 91 1,656 1,663 100 Total :14,906 20,253 18,496 124 91 47,934 58,069 121 : Turkeys : Young : 2,509 1,533 1,659 66 108 6,553 5,019 77 Old : 25 44 117 468 266 98 251 256 Total : 2,534 1,577 1,776 70 113 6,651 5,270 79 : Ducks : 27 27 29 107 107 82 89 109 Other Poultry : 1 2 200 : Total Poultry :17,467 21,857 20,301 116 93 54,668 63,430 116 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.36 0.55 0.43 119 78 0.41 0.48 117 Mature : 1.15 1.30 1.16 101 89 1.40 1.34 96 Light : 1.28 1.33 1.47 115 111 1.63 1.56 96 Heavy : 1.10 1.28 1.01 92 79 1.30 1.23 95 Total : 0.37 0.56 0.45 122 80 0.42 0.50 119 : Turkeys : Young : 0.42 0.30 0.29 69 97 0.40 0.31 78 Old : 0.41 1.16 2.21 539 191 0.65 1.70 262 Total : 0.42 0.31 0.31 74 100 0.40 0.32 80 : Ducks : 0.18 0.20 0.18 100 90 0.19 0.20 105 Other Poultry : 0.11 0.08 0.07 64 88 0.19 0.23 121 : Total Poultry : 0.38 0.53 0.43 113 81 0.42 0.48 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Mar : Feb : Mar : Mar : Feb :---------------: of : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :40,053 36,000 40,998 102 114 108,316 114,773 106 Mature : 3,335 2,933 4,242 127 145 9,145 10,177 111 Light : 1,548 1,320 2,494 161 189 4,840 5,109 106 Heavy : 1,787 1,613 1,748 98 108 4,305 5,068 118 Total :43,388 38,933 45,240 104 116 117,461 124,950 106 : Turkeys : Young :11,479 8,125 9,639 84 119 30,111 26,811 89 Old : 494 276 281 57 102 1,062 859 81 Total :11,973 8,401 9,920 83 118 31,173 27,670 89 : Ducks : 382 322 427 112 133 1,080 1,151 107 Other Poultry : 9 5 6 67 120 17 17 100 : Total Poultry :55,752 47,661 55,593 100 117 149,731 153,788 103 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.13 1.12 1.12 99 100 1.08 1.11 103 Mature : 5.44 5.37 6.42 118 120 5.48 5.76 105 Light : 8.34 8.12 11.44 137 141 9.28 9.25 100 Heavy : 4.18 4.20 3.95 94 94 3.75 4.17 111 Total : 1.20 1.19 1.21 101 102 1.15 1.19 103 : Turkeys : Young : 2.16 1.79 1.86 86 104 2.03 1.82 90 Old : 8.99 8.02 5.90 66 74 7.90 6.42 81 Total : 2.23 1.84 1.90 85 103 2.08 1.86 89 : Ducks : 2.84 2.63 2.93 103 111 2.82 2.82 100 Other Poultry : 2.91 1.47 1.63 56 111 2.34 1.49 64 : Total Poultry : 1.34 1.28 1.30 97 102 1.28 1.28 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March :February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 83,311 95,692 430,740 489,372 5.17 5.11 AR : 91,788 106,374 459,936 535,354 5.01 5.03 CA : * * * * * * DE : 22,142 24,869 142,916 163,512 6.45 6.58 FL : * * * * * * GA : 96,133 112,786 481,772 548,540 5.01 4.86 KY : 21,653 24,180 117,844 131,219 5.44 5.43 LA : 15,693 17,315 88,095 92,557 5.61 5.35 MD : 11,438 12,360 53,622 57,832 4.69 4.68 MS : 58,782 69,206 325,422 373,844 5.54 5.40 MO : 30,965 35,941 144,906 163,971 4.68 4.56 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 51,924 59,916 334,446 373,615 6.44 6.24 OH : 3,228 3,559 17,628 19,351 5.46 5.44 PA : 9,672 10,519 51,618 55,583 5.34 5.28 SC : 20,247 22,923 119,251 135,419 5.89 5.91 TN : 17,942 22,018 93,194 111,231 5.19 5.05 TX : 49,731 60,108 260,953 304,889 5.25 5.07 VA : 25,010 28,256 123,259 142,233 4.93 5.03 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 63,583 74,538 321,714 382,907 5.06 5.14 : US : 673,242 780,560 3,567,316 4,081,429 5.30 5.23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 321,893 357,465 4,407 5,326 1.14 1.21 AR : 332,284 387,958 4,855 5,594 1.17 1.16 CA : * * * * * * DE : 102,086 114,568 2,035 2,842 1.58 1.93 FL : * * * * * * GA : 349,627 400,319 3,738 4,237 0.86 0.86 KY : 90,140 99,987 869 1,160 0.82 0.98 LA : 62,702 66,650 526 530 0.66 0.64 MD : 38,778 42,121 1,052 860 2.18 1.65 MS : 236,295 272,361 2,488 2,667 0.85 0.79 MO : 106,437 120,100 1,327 1,504 1.02 1.02 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 260,400 291,305 3,708 3,978 1.23 1.18 OH : 13,068 14,296 233 243 1.47 1.40 PA : 35,864 37,878 771 859 1.66 1.72 SC : 89,767 103,726 669 687 0.62 0.56 TN : 70,893 84,722 835 1,190 1.00 1.19 TX : 202,389 235,146 3,316 4,378 1.41 1.60 VA : 91,531 104,184 1,129 1,420 1.02 1.11 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 232,622 276,226 4,042 3,523 1.40 1.02 : US : 2,636,776 3,009,012 36,000 40,998 1.12 1.12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 312 107,665 87,892 * * AR : * 173,050 151,125 * 2,957 CA : * * 4,730 566 736 DE : * 95,662 55,607 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 223 64,927 45,070 138 4,497 IN : * * * * * KY : * 44,714 * 21 * LA : 95 21,861 7,563 * 715 MD : * 49,817 32,197 38 * MS : 276 57,727 39,756 383 845 MO : 883 89,964 22,231 235 * NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * 81 * NC : 461 98,711 82,189 * * OH : * 12,071 * 26 * PA : * 31,956 20,076 * 360 SC : * 12,316 7,108 46 * TN : 163 48,961 19,357 * 647 TX : * 99,096 94,307 * 1,409 VA : * 52,948 29,810 34 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 53,210 210,349 54,164 6,109 39,163 : US : 55,623 1,271,795 753,182 7,677 51,329 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,533 205,961 28,419 167 76,679 Heavy : 513 61,813 2,436 48 7,914 : US : 3,046 267,774 30,855 215 84,593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, February 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,213 23,857 20,106 7,113 120,596 375,101 AR : 5,904 21,844 29,412 2,413 57,361 448,463 CA : 730 * 1,921 * 9,576 * DE : 2,253 9,186 7,075 2,281 43,784 250,065 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,192 36,676 9,426 5,315 69,557 238,021 IN : * * * * 723 14,682 KY : * 5,966 2,609 1,470 * 85,227 LA : 345 3,956 3,295 * 3,057 41,006 MD : * 8,396 * * * * MS : 1,564 11,291 7,717 682 37,813 158,054 MO : 1,185 6,539 10,183 * 23,189 157,949 NJ : 115 * * * * NY : * * 1,901 390 * 24,892 NC : 2,939 17,528 16,558 4,316 111,267 348,542 OH : 82 * * * * 29,647 PA : 1,021 * 7,250 * 10,007 76,538 SC : * 3,080 * 1,675 2,148 29,122 TN : 791 8,408 4,580 * 13,326 98,323 TX : 781 6,066 7,088 827 17,852 228,358 VA : 1,056 9,145 5,507 * 7,792 111,733 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,236 20,321 38,131 10,645 138,350 520,833 : US : 28,407 192,259 172,759 37,127 666,398 3,236,556 : Mature Birds : Light : 5,172 5,229 101,396 466 60,550 486,572 Heavy : 1,434 22,683 17,647 327 59,011 173,826 : US : 6,606 27,912 119,043 793 119,561 660,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 117,447 88,838 907 * AR : 958 207,214 155,429 3,790 3,284 CA : * * 3,818 864 639 DE : * 111,581 63,703 46 6,049 FL : * * * * * GA : 641 82,998 50,230 170 5,167 IN : * * * 75 * KY : * 57,881 * 14 3,378 LA : 64 19,764 8,466 59 * MD : * * * * * MS : * 62,010 44,332 476 * MO : 1,029 103,956 24,696 * 1,943 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * 75 * NC : * 107,474 79,560 96 * OH : * 12,734 * 35 74 PA : * 34,326 24,577 * 473 SC : * 12,941 6,138 37 * TN : 224 65,889 27,112 * 897 TX : * 125,146 * 181 1,846 VA : * 60,915 32,126 29 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 65,858 273,016 273,888 2,103 33,430 : US : 68,774 1,455,292 882,913 8,957 57,180 : Mature Birds : Light : 3,142 277,798 32,107 207 90,915 Heavy : 469 60,292 2,873 74 8,074 : US : 3,611 338,090 34,980 281 98,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,724 18,306 23,707 5,283 117,140 379,295 AR : 6,834 24,162 30,988 3,383 64,142 500,184 CA : 479 * 2,366 4,497 12,169 * DE : 2,494 9,533 8,078 * 45,531 279,753 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,735 42,311 9,861 9,004 76,139 279,256 IN : 141 * * 14 882 18,724 KY : * 7,661 3,807 * * 129,188 LA : 383 4,767 2,901 * * 40,919 MD : * 10,063 * * * * MS : 1,967 11,838 7,609 296 43,818 174,241 MO : 1,286 6,817 10,508 * 28,023 178,561 NJ : 135 * * * * * NY : * * 2,333 417 * 20,276 NC : 2,934 19,005 13,820 6,851 118,576 366,756 OH : * * * 6 * 32,307 PA : 964 * 9,476 * 11,609 89,777 SC : 448 1,998 * 993 2,106 27,348 TN : 985 * 7,270 * * 163,702 TX : 883 6,712 13,998 3,069 24,789 329,939 VA : 1,129 8,830 5,974 * 10,720 129,122 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,609 40,428 39,293 13,707 191,728 564,210 : US : 31,130 212,431 191,989 47,520 747,372 3,703,558 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,182 7,889 146,384 799 122,934 689,357 Heavy : 1,999 19,882 19,980 842 71,877 186,362 : US : 9,181 27,771 166,364 1,641 194,811 875,719 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March :February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,438 2,804 46,716 52,377 19.16 18.68 MN : 2,471 2,869 70,344 82,096 28.47 28.61 MO : 1,392 1,641 45,796 52,560 32.90 32.02 : Oth Sts : 11,065 12,598 341,749 388,416 30.89 30.83 : US : 17,366 19,912 504,605 575,449 29.06 28.90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : February : March : February : March : February : March -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 39,205 43,663 578 654 1.38 1.39 MN : 55,979 66,259 1,337 1,429 2.11 1.93 MO : 35,826 40,841 927 1,136 2.25 2.40 : Oth Sts : 265,318 304,526 5,283 6,420 1.72 1.84 : US : 396,328 455,289 8,125 9,639 1.79 1.86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, February 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 1,191 16 66,077 12,040 4,254 62 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 4 4,294 569 32 69 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : : Young (Mature) : : US : 517 3,482 3,953 1,161 17,449 110,202 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 11 32 142 6 1,753 6,912 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 332 32 77,266 10,361 4,106 55 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 4 4,175 721 50 77 : :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 750 4,083 3,920 1,598 15,391 117,894 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 20 85 131 1 1,622 6,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21). This form is completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revision were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. State data are published for selected states for young chickens and young turkeys. State data are not published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total live weight for that species. Data for all states not published are included in the "Other States" category. Also included in this category are data for published states that are confidential (denoted by an *). Data for all states are included in the U.S. totals. For 2002, young chickens were killed in 34 states, young turkeys in 21 states. Definitions Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Included with young turkeys. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. 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